# OpenHands v1.9.0

- Product: OpenHands (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/openhands)
- Vendor: OpenHands
- Date: 2026-08-03
- Version: v1.9.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.9.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/openhands/releases/v1.9.0

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- **added** — Add a domain-neutral extension-manifest host
- **added** — Show live agent activity in chat
- **added** — Mock the setup contract from the published fixtures
- **added** — Drive the automation UI from the interface manifest
- **changed** — Compact Cloud vs Agent-server add-backend chooser
- **changed** — Bump @openhands/extensions to 0.13.0
- **fixed** — Use "Default" label for Agent Profile badge
- **fixed** — Allow dismissing failed pending user messages
- **fixed** — Render CANCELLED and SKIPPED run statuses
- **fixed** — Do not gate the composer on the seeded default profile's LLM ref
- **fixed** — Route runtime services through server_info
- **fixed** — Clean up dev services on SIGHUP
- **fixed** — Rename frontend conversation start telemetry

##### 1.9.0 (2026-08-03)

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##### What's Changed
###### Features
* feat: add a domain-neutral extension-manifest host by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16127
* feat(backends): compact Cloud vs Agent-server add-backend chooser by @FraterCCCLXIII in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16211
* feat: show live agent activity in chat by @roian6 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16110
* feat: mock the setup contract from the published fixtures by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16221
* feat: drive the automation UI from the interface manifest by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16222
###### Bug Fixes
* fix(settings): use "Default" label for Agent Profile badge by @arush73 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16206
* fix(chat): allow dismissing failed pending user messages by @syf2211 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16142
* fix(automations): render CANCELLED and SKIPPED run statuses by @VascoSch92 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16198
* fix(home): don't gate the composer on the seeded default profile's LLM ref by @VascoSch92 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16200
* fix: route runtime services through server_info by @neubig in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16090
* fix: clean up dev services on SIGHUP by @georgeglarson in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16239
* fix: rename frontend conversation start telemetry by @malhotra5 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16269
###### Documentation
* docs: fix runtime modes table in architecture doc by @hi-neason in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16163
* docs: refresh AGENTS.md guidance by @all-hands-bot in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16260
###### Maintenance
* refactor(types): use client error events by @neubig in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16214
* chore: bump @openhands/extensions to 0.13.0 by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16258

##### New Contributors
* @arush73 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16206
* @FraterCCCLXIII made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16211
* @roian6 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16110
* @syf2211 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16142
* @hi-neason made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16163

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/compare/v1.8.0...v1.9.0

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